{"id":8025,"date":"2022-07-25T08:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T08:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytrendtales.com\/?p=8025"},"modified":"2022-07-24T14:08:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T14:08:49","slug":"the-narrative-driven-illustrations-of-luke-brookes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytrendtales.com\/the-narrative-driven-illustrations-of-luke-brookes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Narrative-Driven Illustrations of Luke Brookes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A good illustrator can capture a whole story within a single frame, bringing the story to life and inviting the viewer to explore its different layers. UK-based illustrator Luke Brookes understands the art of narrative intuitively. With a love of story-telling, his illustrations are both dynamic and incredibly detailed, presenting a cinematic-like universe with graphic compositions that boast an atmospheric and energetic aesthetic.\n\n\n\n</p><blockquote class='\"instagram-media\"' data-instgrm-captioned='\"\"' data-instgrm-permalink='\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4MWVo6hlum\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\"' data-instgrm-version='\"13\"' style='\"' background: border:0 border-radius:3px box-shadow:0 rgba margin: max-width:540px min-width:326px padding:0 width:99.375 width:-webkit-calc width:calc><div style='\"padding:16px;\"'> <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.instagram.com%5C/p%5C/B4MWVo6hlum%5C/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading%5C%22" style='\"' background: line-height:0 padding:0 text-align:center text-decoration:none width:100 target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noopener\"'> <div style='\"' display: flex flex-direction: row align-items: center> <div style='\"background-color:' border-radius: flex-grow: height: margin-right: width:> <div style='\"display:' flex flex-direction: column flex-grow: justify-content: center> <div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: margin-bottom: width:> <div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: width:><div style='\"padding:'> <div style='\"display:block;' height:50px margin:0 auto width:50px><svg width='\"50px\"' height='\"50px\"' viewbox='\"0' version='\"1.1\"' xmlns='\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"' xmlns:xlink='\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"'><g stroke='\"none\"' stroke-width='\"1\"' fill='\"none\"' fill-rule='\"evenodd\"'><g transform='\"translate(-511.000000,' fill='\"#000000\"'><g><path d='\"M556.869,30.41' c554.814 c553.148 c558.924 c560.59 m541 c535.114 c530.342 c546.887 c551.658 c532.1 c524.886 c549.9 c557.115 m565.378 c565.244 c563.803 c561.058 c557.607 c549.944 c533.003 c525.979 c521.94 c518.846 c517.244 c516.479 c516.448 c516.755 c518.197 c520.942 c524.393 c532.057 c548.997 c556.021 c560.06 c563.154 c564.756 c565.522 c565.552 m570.82 c570.674 c568.659 c564.297 c558.743 c550.169 c532.853 c525.438 c519.376 c514.368 c511.834 c511.035 c511 c511.326 c513.342 c517.703 c523.257 c531.831 c549.148 c556.562 c562.623 c567.633 c570.167 c570.966 c571><div style='\"padding-top:'> <div style='\"' color: font-family:arial font-size:14px font-style:normal font-weight:550 line-height:18px> View this post on Instagram<div style='\"padding:'> <div style='\"display:' flex flex-direction: row margin-bottom: align-items: center><div> <div style='\"background-color:' border-radius: height: width: transform: translatex translatey> <div style='\"background-color:' height: transform: rotate translatex translatey width: flex-grow: margin-right: margin-left:> <div style='\"background-color:' border-radius: height: width: transform: translatex translatey><div style='\"margin-left:'> <div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: width:> <div style='\"' width: height: border-top: solid transparent border-left: border-bottom: transform: translatex translatey rotate><div style='\"margin-left:' auto> <div style='\"' width: border-top: solid border-right: transparent transform: translatey> <div style='\"' background-color: flex-grow: height: width: transform: translatey> <div style='\"' width: height: border-top: solid border-left: transparent transform: translatey translatex> <div style='\"display:' flex flex-direction: column flex-grow: justify-content: center margin-bottom:> <div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: margin-bottom: width:> <div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: width:><p style='\"' color: font-family:arial font-size:14px line-height:17px margin-bottom:0 margin-top:8px overflow:hidden padding:8px text-align:center text-overflow:ellipsis white-space:nowrap><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.instagram.com%5C/p%5C/B4MWVo6hlum%5C/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading%5C%22" style='\"' color: font-family:arial font-size:14px font-style:normal font-weight:normal line-height:17px text-decoration:none target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noopener\"'>A post shared by Luke Brookes (@lukebrookesart) <script async='\"\"' src="%5C%22%5C/%5C/www.instagram.com%5C/embed.js%5C%22"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Adopting a narrative-driven style, his work has won him awards, as well as collaborations with top brands and news outlets like BBC, Virgin, Mercedes, and Politico. Specializing in editorial work, Brookes has also created illustrations for books, advertising, and packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"5533\">\u201cMy work combines a strong graphic, narrative-driven style with dramatic lighting and a restricted color palette giving rise to vivid, graphic compositions that boast a futuristic aesthetic,\u201d Brookes further described his practice in a piece published on Ape on the Moon. Another key feature in his work is his skillful use of lighting. Using shadows in his illustrations adds weight and is a key component of his visual narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMtnJ-vHAVb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMtnJ-vHAVb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMtnJ-vHAVb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Luke Brookes (@lukebrookesart)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"6703\">\u201cMy process has changed a bit over the years but I usually start with quickly sketched thumbnail drawings to solidify an idea and composition,\u201d explains Brookes. \u201cI try not to be to fussy with how polished the image is at this stage, it\u2019s more like I\u2019m thinking out loud on the paper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"6703\">Color and texture are then applied digitally, using a Wacom tablet and Photoshop. \u201cI always work with a limited palette, usually around 4\u20135 colors. I love how this makes me really consider where each color is going to be put down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the end, it all boils down to the narrative itself: \u201cThe narrative is so important to me,&#8221; stressed Brookes. &#8220;I\u2019m really inspired by movies, great cinematography inspires so much of my work and I always approach a composition as if I were directing a movie,&#8221; he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMJz_y3h0_C\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMJz_y3h0_C\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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